[55 years ago. Quick delivery. 1948]

The author refers to Prof. Paul Delmas procedure for the extemporaneous emptying of the uterus as well as to the "medical delivery" of Prof. J. Kreis and "controlled delivery" of J. Voron and H. Pigeaud. He considers justified the practice of helping the woman who is giving birth, shortening the duration of delivery and consequently the maternal suffering, (as long as there is no ideal anesthetic method to obtain it). However, he does not accept Delmas procedure because he thinks it is dangerous. On the other hand Kreis, Voron and Pigeaud's ideas are accepted by the author who proposes a new procedure called "quick delivery and provoked third stage" in which said ideas are modified and complemented with several and maneuveurs which places the obstetrician in an active role, shortening considerably the duration of delivery. The third stage is rapid, with minor loss of blood and very few risks, while the patient in under general narcosis. He does not consider the procedure applicable in all cases, and points out its indications and techniques. Not all obstetrical problems are solved by this procedure but he states that under appropriate conditions the results are magnificent.